Internet-usage patterns of immigrants in the process of intercultural adaptation

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 387-399

  Chen, Wenli ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCULTURATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COMMUNICATION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERNET; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL CONFORMITY;

EID: 77955867170     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2009.0249     Document Type: Article

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